diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 05b2e323793ee19e202f6e89425e26f5f9fb2582..a389fd5e75b34ace3f065ad908a39f1c8cef1ff2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,18 @@ jobs:
                 curl -L -O -k https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/ci-support/raw/master/build-and-test-py-project-within-miniconda.sh
                 . ./build-and-test-py-project-within-miniconda.sh
 
+    pytest_no_arg_check:
+        name: Conda Pytest without arg check
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+        -   uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        -   name: "Main Script"
+            run: |
+                CONDA_ENVIRONMENT=.test-conda-env-py3.yml
+                curl -L -O -k https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/ci-support/raw/master/build-and-test-py-project-within-miniconda.sh
+                export _LOOPY_SKIP_ARG_CHECKS=1
+                . ./build-and-test-py-project-within-miniconda.sh
+
     pytest_twice:
         name: Conda Pytest Twice (for cache behavior)
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f0e9aa0e593784742a9c2587c6e037f0b111d127..4886d47d90bbdf4659b1f5b3fab1b9ca90470f24 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,24 @@ Python 3 POCL:
     reports:
       junit: test/pytest.xml
 
+Python 3 POCL without arg check:
+  script:
+  - export PY_EXE=python3
+  - export PYOPENCL_TEST=portable:pthread
+  - export EXTRA_INSTALL="pybind11 numpy mako"
+  - export LOOPY_NO_CACHE=1
+  - export _LOOPY_SKIP_ARG_CHECKS=1
+  - curl -L -O -k https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/ci-support/raw/master/build-and-test-py-project.sh
+  - ". ./build-and-test-py-project.sh"
+  tags:
+  - python3
+  - pocl
+  except:
+  - tags
+  artifacts:
+    reports:
+      junit: test/pytest.xml
+
 Python 3 Intel:
   script:
   - export PY_EXE=python3
diff --git a/loopy/options.py b/loopy/options.py
index 46ff37947b66c02e3751a815ab660d9807e86724..45eb3eb63014ad48d0b3b42045c96913bc515c2c 100644
--- a/loopy/options.py
+++ b/loopy/options.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 
 from pytools import ImmutableRecord
 import re
+import os
 
 
 ALLOW_TERMINAL_COLORS = True
@@ -210,7 +211,14 @@ class Options(ImmutableRecord):
                 trace_assignments=kwargs.get("trace_assignments", False),
                 trace_assignment_values=kwargs.get("trace_assignment_values", False),
 
-                skip_arg_checks=kwargs.get("skip_arg_checks", sys.flags.optimize),
+                skip_arg_checks=kwargs.get("skip_arg_checks",
+                    sys.flags.optimize
+                    # Not considered a documented env var: Only used to test
+                    # the skip_arg_checks branch during CI, which can't use
+                    # python -O.
+                    #
+                    # Considered enabled if non-empty.
+                    or bool(os.environ.get("_LOOPY_SKIP_ARG_CHECKS"))),
                 no_numpy=kwargs.get("no_numpy", False),
                 cl_exec_manage_array_events=kwargs.get("no_numpy", True),
                 return_dict=kwargs.get("return_dict", False),
diff --git a/loopy/target/execution.py b/loopy/target/execution.py
index 74887155b920e6d514df673c1ed8897486a4f81f..2970fe0401d25928665e85cd3866cc0051f58bc9 100644
--- a/loopy/target/execution.py
+++ b/loopy/target/execution.py
@@ -293,8 +293,9 @@ class ExecutionWrapperGeneratorBase:
                                 % (stride_impl_axis, impl_array_name))
                         gen("del _lpy_remdr")
                     else:
-                        gen("%s = _lpy_offset // %d"
-                                % (arg.name, base_arg.dtype.itemsize))
+                        gen("%s = %s.strides[%d] // %d"
+                                % (arg.name,  impl_array_name, stride_impl_axis,
+                                    base_arg.dtype.itemsize))
 
         gen("# }}}")
         gen("")
diff --git a/test/test_loopy.py b/test/test_loopy.py
index be595aaa5d837abcf9ff189c415e73f7393b78df..692ea1aa1e56d84a30eea514b6d25fb780b9777f 100644
--- a/test/test_loopy.py
+++ b/test/test_loopy.py
@@ -2825,6 +2825,9 @@ def test_shape_mismatch_check(ctx_factory):
     a = np.random.rand(10, 10).astype(np.float32)
     b = np.random.rand(10).astype(np.float32)
 
+    if prg.options.skip_arg_checks:
+        pytest.skip("args checks disabled, cannot check")
+
     with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="strides mismatch"):
         prg(queue, a=a, b=b)